Collapsible knockdown bed



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coLLAPSlBLE Kwocmoww BED.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.2I. 1918. v

Patented 0d. 21, 1.919.

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TED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

' HENRY J'. SCI-IULTE, 0F FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA.

COLLASIBIE KNOCKDOWN BED.

Application filed August 21, 1918.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HENRY J. Soi-ruime, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fullerton, in the county of Orange and State of California,have invented new and useful Improvements in Collapsible Knockdown Beds,of which the following is a specification. Y

My object is to make a collapsible knock down bed especially adapted forcamping purposes and my invention consists of the novel` features hereinshown, described and claimed.

Figure 1 is a perspective of a collapsible knock down bed embodying theprinciple of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional detail on the line 2 2 ofFig. l.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional detail on the lines 3-3 of Figs. 2 and 4.

F ig. l is a fragmentary vertical cross scction on the line 1 -4f ofFig. 2.

F ig. 5 is an end View sho-wing the bed knocked down, collapsed andfolded for transportation.

Fig. G is a fragmentary inside elevation of the joint in one of the sidebars.

The cross bar 1 is a stick of wood long enough to reach across one endof the bed. U shaped plates are secured to the ends of the cross bar l,the ends of the plates straddling the ends of the cross bar so as toform pintle sockets 2 and Legs il and 5 are pivotally connected at theirupper ends to the inner faces of the ends of the cross bar l and foldingbraces 6 and 7 co-nnectthe intermediate portions of the legs to theintermediateportions of the cross bar so that the legs will foldinwardly against the cross bar and fold outwardly to or beyond verticalpositions to support the cross bar. Each leg 4 and 5 is connected withthe cross bar by placing the end 8 of the leg against the face of thecross bar and placing an angle iron 9 against the inner side of the end8 and driving a nail 10 through one fiange of the' angle iron, throughthe end 8 and into the cross bar 1 and driving the nails 11 through theother flange of the angle iron into the end of the cross bar 1. The

Speciicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 21, 1919i Serial No. 250,834.

angl-e irons 9 are applied before the sockets 2 and 3 are applied.

in a like manner a cross bar 12 has legs 13 and 111; and pintle sockets15 and 16. The elastic fabric 17 is placed in position with its endsupon the cross bars 1 and 12 and the ends of the fabric are secured tothe cross bars by boards 18 and 19 placed upon the ends of the fabricand nailed to the cross bars 1 and 12. The removable folding side bars20 and 21 are each made in two pieces 22 and 23 connected together byhinges 24, the pieces 22 and 23 having pintles 25 and 26 upon theirouter ends. The meeting faces 27 of the pieces 22 and 23 are' slightlybeveled to shorten the upper sides of the pieces so that when thepintles 25 and 2G are applied to the sockets 3 and 16 and 2 and 15 andthe centers of the side bars pressed downwardly to bring the faces 27together, the centers or hinges 24 will snap (flownwardly beyond astraight line so as to held the side bars stiff to resist the tensionofthe fabric 17 and support the bedding and occupant of the bed.

Each side bar 2O and 21 is pro-vided with a spring catch 28. The springcatch 28 coniprises a spring strap having an attaching portion 29secured to the inner face of the piece and a free spring end 3()extending along' the inner face of the piece 23 and a handle 31extending inwardly from the free end 30. The tooth extends rigidlyinwardly from the face of the piece 23 the tooth being inclined upon itslower face so that the spring end 30 will snap over the tooth when theside bar is unfolded and catch the straightV side of the tooth to holdthe side bar from folding'.

When it is desired to knock down, collapse and bundle the bed fortransportation, the spring catches 28 are disengaged, the side bars arebent upwardly upon the hinges 24, then the side bars are removed fromthe sockets, the legs folded inwardly, the fabric 9 and end bars rolledtogether and the' folded side bars placed in the roll.

Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of myinvention as claimed.

I claim:

In it collapsible knock down bed a removable folding side bar comprisingtwo timbers fitting together end to end, e hinge secured 5 to the loweraeeof the timbers, at spring strap secured to the side face of onetimber and extending along the side of the Vface hold the timbers fromswinging on thehinge.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

HENRY J. SCHULTE.

Copies ot this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, 'by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. Y

